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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Barsalloch
Country: Scotland County: Dumfries and Galloway Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Nearest Town: Wigtown Nearest Village: Monrieth
Map Ref: NX3472041210 Landranger Map Number: 82
Latitude: 54.738603N Longitude: 4.56884W
Condition:

5	Perfect
4	Almost Perfect
3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0	No data.
-1	Completely destroyed

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3	Ordinary
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1	Awful
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4 Access:

5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5	co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4	co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3	co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2	co-ordinates of the nearest village
1	co-ordinates of the nearest town
0	no data

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drolaf visited on 1st Apr 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Iron Age hillfort right in coast with excellent views across to Isle of Man

SandyG visited on 6th Sep 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 5 Access: 4 Whilst this fort is only a short distance from the road the climb up to it is very steep. Amazing view from the top.

macd visited on 1st Jul 2017 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Well worth the climb up the steep steps, especially just before sunset. the views are spectacular. Well maintained site, parking available.

SolarMegalith visited on 21st Jun 2015 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

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Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.75 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 4

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**Barsalloch** submitted by h_fenton : Barsalloch Promontory Fort viewed from roughly north. Kite Aerial Photograph 17 September 2010 (Vote or comment on this photo)

An impressively located promontory fort on top of the cliffs overlooking Luce Bay and the Irish Sea. Parking is available at the foot of the cliff on the A747 and a climb up the steep steps is rewarded by a decent fort with well preserved ramparts.

This fort is recorded as Canmore ID 62816 which adds: "promontory fort situated on the edge of the coastal slope. It is sub-square measuring internally 42.0m N-S by 44.0m and is contained on three sides by two earthen ramparts with a medial ditch; steep coastal slopes on the south- east provide strong natural defences. The ditch, best preserved on the north-west and south-east, is 10.0m wide and up to 3.5m deep; the banks are up to 2.0m wide and 1.1m high. The entrance is not apparent and the earthwork has been mutilated by a field bank and track on the north east side."

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